Piper PA-28-235 N33735
26 September 2000 · Adel, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 September 2000 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N33735, operated by Robert J. Luckhurst, was involved in an accident near Adel, Georgia, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adel, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cook County Airport (15J)
- Coordinates
- 31.1301, -83.4199
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N33735
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert J. Luckhurst
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Campbellsville → Lakeland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL00LA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of a closed runway for landing. Contributing factors were his inadequate inflight planning/decision and the wood block on the runway..
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, the airplane was low on fuel and he elected to divert into Adel, Georgia. Due to concerns about the fuel status, the pilot elected to land straight-in on runway 15. Runway 5 was the active runway, and runway 15 was marked closed. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a wood block. During the examination of the airplane, all fuel tanks were found intact, and fuel was found in all four fuel tanks. No mechanical malfunctions were found during the engine examination of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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